Sabrina Cavallo, erg., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal;
Researcher, CRIR – Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) , Lindsay pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal

Phone: 514 340-2085 (4746)

Email: sabrina.cavallo@umontreal.ca

Education

B.Sc., Occupational Therapy, Université McGill, 2003
M.Sc., Biomedical Sciences (Rehabilitation), Université de Montréal, 2007
Ph.D., Public Health (Epidemiology), Université de Montréal, 2015
Postdoctorate, Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, 2017

Research interests

Participation in leisure and physical activities of children and adolescents with disabilities.

Selected publications

Kattackal, T. R., Cavallo, S., Brosseau, L., Sivakumar, A., Del Bel, M. J., Dorion, M., . . . Toupin-April, K. (2020). Assessing the reporting quality of physical activity programs in randomized controlled trials for the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis using three standardized assessment tools. Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 18(1), 41. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Toupin-April, K., Stinson, J., Cavallo, S., Proulx, L., Wells, G. A., Duffy, C. M., . . . Brosseau, L. (2020). Yoga and aerobic dance for pain management in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(7), e12823. [doi]

De Angelis, G., Wells, G.A., Davies, B., King, J., Shallwani, S.M., McEwan, J., Cavallo, S. & Brosseau, L. (2018). The use of social media among health professionals to facilitate chronic disease self-management with their patients: A systematic review. Digital Health, 4, 1-13. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Cavallo, S., Brosseau, L., Toupin-April, K., Wells, G.A., Smith, C.A., Pugh, A.G., et al. (2017). Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for structured physical activity in the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(5), 1018-1041. [doi]

Cavallo, S., Majnemer, A., Mazer, B., Chilingaryan, G. & Feldman, D.E. (2015). Participation in leisure activities among Canadian children with arthritis: Results from a national representative sample. Journal of Rheumatology, 42(6), 1002-1010. [doi]

Research orientation

Axis 2: Participation, Social Inclusion and Rehabilitation Services

Research topic

Theme 2: Services, Systems and Policies

Research Site

CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal